Will you be planting tulips this fall? Here are five things you must know before you put a single bulb in the ground.

Amaranth is almost too good to be true: it's easy to grow, it's a beautiful ornamental plant, and you can eat it!

Garlic needs to be planted 4 to 6 inches apart, so keep that in mind if you cluster several cloves together in one area.

For the most part, knowing when a vegetable is ready to harvest is pretty easy. Tomatoes turn red, beans fill out and lengthen, lettuce becomes full and glossy. But for some vegetables, such as those ...

Let me clear the autumnal air here and get one thing on the record: I love mums! Their curvy shape. Their warm colors when everything else in the garden is starting to lose saturation. I love mums so ...

Quick pickles are incredibly popular these days. No fussing with canning in a hot kitchen, they take mere minutes to make, and they’re perfect for those who don’t have the space (or want to deal with) ...

There comes a point every winter when I’m just done. I’m done with putting on seven layers and fifteen pounds worth of clothing just to stay warm. I’m done with all the heavy, sleep-inducing food. And ...

Both the garden and I get a second wind in September. After the mellowness of summer months, and leisurely August pastimes, my mind craves a refocus and regroup. It’s not quite the back-to-school ...

I got the idea for this article just as I get most of my inspiration: working in the garden, noticing something, and thinking to myself, “I wonder if anyone else would find this interesting?” It’s the ...

Fall is synonymous with chrysanthemums. Those vibrant, bushy potted mums lining garden centers and grocery stores alike practically shout, “Fall is finally here!” With their deep burgundies, rusty ...

If you’ve been gardening for more than, oh, fifteen minutes, you’ve probably got a leaning tower of plastic nursery pots somewhere. You know the ones — those ubiquitous black or terra cotta orange ...

Have you spent hours planting green beans around your other vegetables to “fix nitrogen” and then wondered why it never made a difference? Same, girl. Same. We’ve all been fed the same half-truths, ...